Liu Jingyi settled down and walked out of the West Cross Courtyard with Jing Ziyan.

"Yi'er, you go back with your wife to arrange the move first, and I'll go to the trial." Jing Ziyan commanded.

Jiao Zhen heard that the murderer had been caught, and hurriedly went to the court in his official uniform to ask about the case.

"Who is the one who kneels down in the hall?"

At this time, Xue Xiang's face was calm. He knew that he had no escape, and there was no way to argue with it. He said indifferently: "The villain Xue Xiang, whose real name is Xu Xiang, is twenty years old, his ancestral home is Yuezhou in the southwest, because his hometown was flooded, and the three sisters and brothers fled here when they were young. ”

"So, Yan Gongzi's beloved concubine, Xu Xiaowan is your own sister."

"Yes, we came here, we are not familiar with the place, my sister was only 14 years old at the time, in order to support me and my eight-year-old sister, my sister went out to find a livelihood, but I don't know why I ran into human traffickers and was abducted and trafficked to the Qinglou." Xu Xiang recalled sadly. "My sister was born as beautiful as a flower, and at the age of 14, she was forced by the bustard to pick up customers. Later, Yan Gongzi took a fancy to her, ransomed her, and included her as a concubine in the house. ”

"What about your sister?" Jiao Zhen asked.

Xu Xiang didn't answer, and continued to tell the long story. "This matter was resolutely opposed by Lord Yan and his wife, but he couldn't resist his son, so he let his sister enter the house as a concubine, but she could only be a concubine, and her status could not be raised."

He narrowed his eyes and continued, "My sister is kind, and it is already a great blessing to know that Qinglou has been accepted as a concubine. So after my sister entered the Yan Mansion, she has been keeping to herself" He smiled bitterly, "But helplessly, Yan Gongzi's wife can't tolerate him, and she will trouble her sister for three days." ”

"But my sister endured it, and later in order to give me a foothold, my sister asked me to be a small porter in Yanfu and took my sister by her side." Xu Xiang's voice trembled a little: "But... Yan Gongzi's wife couldn't tolerate my sister, so she kicked my sister out of Yan's mansion while my sister was out with Yan Gongzi. ”

Xu Xiang took a hard breath and held back his tears. "I was too young to protect my sister, so I followed my sister's betrayer all the way, but I eventually lost it. My sister came back and found out about it, and she fell seriously ill. My sister begged Gongzi Yan to send someone to find her, but the people sent out by Gongzi Yan returned empty-handed. ”

"Mrs. has always said that the concubine is buying and selling, and she is talking about things as a woman in the Qinglou with her sister, and Mrs. Yan is completely angry with Mrs. Gongzi, and only rests in her sister's room at night. After Mrs. Gongzi gave birth to Miss Yan, she has never been pregnant, which is why Mrs. Yan and Mrs. Yan can accept their sister, they hope that the Yan family will have a future, so they do not discourage Mr. Yan's behavior. ”

Seeing that Lord Yan and Mrs. Gongzi were not on her side, Mrs. Gongzi had the intention to show favor to Childe, and when her sister was pregnant, she gave her sister a pot of expensive Nalan jacquard and compensated her sister. For a time, the family house was harmonious. But when my sister was more than four months pregnant, she had all kinds of discomfort in her body, and she couldn't find any problems after inviting many doctors to come and see, and then when my sister was 8 months pregnant, she lay on the table with a smile on her face and never woke up. ”

"Mrs. Childe also buried her sister. After my sister died, I left the Yan family. Xu Xiang said sadly, "I was 11 years old that year, with my sister left behind the silver taels, I wanted to continue to look for my sister, but the silver taels were stolen, I don't know where to go, fainted on a small road, was rescued by my father-in-law, where my father-in-law lived, there was a flower garden full of flowers, in that flower garden, I saw a blooming Nalan jacquard. ”

"My father-in-law is very good at raising flowers, under the cultivation of my father-in-law, I learned a lot of ways to raise flowers, and it was at that time that I knew that Peixin grass can make other flowers volatilize phytoxins, and Nalan jacquard happens to be slightly toxic, which can make people excited and their hearts beat faster, and at that time, I finally knew the cause of my sister's death."

"Do you suspect that your sister was killed in this way by Mrs. Childe?" Jiao Zhen's face was gloomy, and his tone was solemn.

"Yes, I'm sure that the pot of flowers was given by Mrs. Childe, there must be something wrong." Xu Xiang suddenly raised his eyes, and his tone was a little higher.

"Then let me ask you, if the Nalan jacquard is not planted with the perforated grass, will it cause poisoning?" Jiao Zhen asked solemnly again.

"There is no problem with growing it alone, and even if it is cultivated indoors, it will not poison people."

"Are you sure?"

"Villain Affirmation"

"Then you said that Mrs. Gongzi killed your sister with Nalan jacquard and Pexincao, then have you ever seen the pot of Nalan Jacquard in your sister's room planted with Pexinca?" Jiao Zhen stared at Xu Xiang seriously.

Xu Xiang was speechless for a while, "Villain. . . The villain didn't look closely at the pot. ”

"Then based on your own speculation, you believe that Mrs. Gongzi killed your sister, what is the reason? What's more, how did Mrs. Childe know that the combination of Peixincao and Nalan jacquard would induce the volatilization of Nalan jacquard? Jiao Zhen's voice tightened, and his pitch raised a few degrees.

Xu Xiang straightened his waist and recalled painfully: "My father-in-law has a friend, that friend is a nymphomaniac, regards flowers as life, and often discusses the way to raise flowers with my father-in-law. ”

"Because he had just died, everything was not ready, and the coffin was not covered, and I saw his wife's face in the coffin, with a smile on her very beautiful face. I shuddered, and it looked almost exactly the same as when my sister died. Xu Xiang seemed to be in great fear, and his body trembled uncontrollably, "The same smile and no concern." ”

"At ten o'clock that evening, my father-in-law told me that the lady had been ill for a long time, and that it was a relief to go like this. But I feel that this matter is too strange, even if it is a careless death, it is impossible to have such a similar face. ”

Xu Xiang continued to take care of himself, "Later, I took advantage of their inattention and wanted to go to the lady's room to investigate, and in the lady's room, I found a pot of blooming Nalan jacquard. I remembered that there was also a pot of Nalan jacquard in my sister's room, and subconsciously went to check the pot carefully, and I was surprised to find that under the blooming buds, there were two green plants in the place covered by lush branches and leaves. ”

"I secretly picked one and took it home, and I learned from my father-in-law that the grass is called Peixin grass, which has the effect of inducing the volatilization of flower phytoxins, and if you want to use this method to harm people, it will not be easily discovered. At that time, I was sure that my sister had been assassinated in this way. ”

"I told my father-in-law about this, and my father-in-law reported it to the authorities, and his friend confessed to the murder of his wife. From then on, I vowed to come back to avenge my sister. ”

Jiao Zhen was furious: "Even if you want to take revenge, Gongzi Yan and his wife would have fallen off the cliff and died, and Mrs. Gongzi can be regarded as paying the price for her actions, but why do you want to harm Miss Yan." ”

"Mother debt and son taste." Xu Xiang changed his indifferent expression, his face was hideous, and he looked straight at Jiao Zhen.

"No, you are not talking about Zitong, not to avenge your sister." Jing Ziyan, who was standing on the side, suddenly said: "If it is really a mother's debt, you can directly use Nalan jacquard and pexincao, but you didn't, but took great pains to poison it with a sachet." Am I right? ”

Xu Xiang sneered, "I can use Nalan jacquard, but that is easier to expose, if it happens, the first person to suspect is me, because in Yanfu, only I know how to raise flowers." ”

"Then how did you convince Sun Xing to help you?"

"I have been in Yanfu for five years, and I have observed Miss Yan's habits every day, and found that she is particularly fond of using incense, and she often frequents the sachet shop. So I wanted to start with Sun Xinglai, the owner of the sachet shop. At this time, the sadness in Xu Xiang's eyes had dissipated, and his expression was calm. I know that Sun Xinglai's sachet shop has been struggling to make ends meet recently, and Sun Xinglai has always maintained his extravagant living habits, burning expensive incense and tasting good tea, and Sun Xinglai is in urgent need of money. ”

"So I used a fake identity, in order not to be recognized, I also deliberately brought a silver mask, approached Xue Xiang, and became friends with him, I will often bring him some good agarwood incense. Come and go, and we'll get acquainted. I knew he needed money, and the spices they were going to buy were very expensive, and I would give him some money from time to time to supplement him. ”

"But although you say that you are the deputy housekeeper in Yanfu, the monthly rate is fixed, and it is not enough to support the expensive spice fee of the sachet shop." Jing Ziyan asked calmly.

"Although I am the deputy manager, I am in charge of the accounts of the Yan Mansion." Xu Xiang said lightly.

"You mean, you embezzled the money of the Yan Mansion." Jing Ziyan raised his eyes and spoke in a low tone.

"Yes." Xu Xiang was a little helpless. "That Sun Xinglai, the expenses are too big, I must have enough money to meet his expenses."

"Zhang Zhutou, please take someone to Yanfu to check the accounts and expenses of Yanfu." Jing Ziyan looked at Zhang Tao and said unhurriedly. "The investigation of the poisoning case led to the embezzlement of money, which is also an unexpected gain."

"I and Sun Xinglai, gradually close relationship, although Sun Xinglai is a businessman, but also righteous, I told him about my sister, he didn't say a word, just help me take revenge. So we made a plan to poison the sachet. ”

At this time, Jing Ziyan picked up two sachets from the desk and asked, "Are these two sachets?" ”

Xu Xiang took the sachet, sniffed it, and said uncertainly: "It should be, I don't know much about incense, so I'm not sure." ”

"Are you sure you just want to target the Yan family, so has this sachet ever been sold to someone else?" Jing Ziyan asked in a deep voice.

"I was afraid that if one more person was involved, there would be a danger of being exposed earlier, so I told Sun Xinglai that I must not take the wrong one and sell these sachets to a second person besides Miss Yan."

"Oh?" Jing Ziyan's eyes flashed. "But my wife, how did you get this harmful sachet from his shop?"

When Xu Xiang heard this, he shook his head helplessly, "I really don't know this, maybe he accidentally took it wrong." ”

"This kind of sachet is poisoned, because it needs to use the action of ice grass and mandala, but it can't be too obvious, so it takes about a year to change the medicinal materials in the bag once every seven days before it can really take effect." Xu Xiang said lightly.

When Jing Ziyan heard this, his deep eyes dimmed again. He heard Chai Ruoxue say that she did not strictly follow the method of replacing the medicinal materials once every 7 days to use the sachet, but used it for a month or two before buying a new one. After all, Chai Ruoxue bought a total of 4 of these sachets.

Could it be that he was really implicated? This matter still needs to be asked to Sun Xinglai's apprentice Ding Yi.

Xu Xiang confessed to his crime and signed his confession. Jiao Zhen felt that there was no need to continue the careful trial in the court, so he asked the officials to put him in prison.